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Very minimalistic cafe, touting scandi inspired design. They serve up all the usual hot and cold drinks, cakes and a basic selection of toasted sandwiches and bagels. Outdoor and indoor seating, but no particularly safe bike storage.

Restaurant, bar and terrace with bike-friendly beer garden.

Lovely old, old church.

Fyfield is a picturesque Essex village and the perfect place to stop for supplies on a day out walking. The village features a historic church, a welcoming pub called The Queen's Head, and a post office providing refreshments. Near the bridge, you'll find a charming bench, offering an idyllic location to soak up the riverside scenery.

Unofficial/official stop on Dunwich Dynamo (2023).

Stunning views. The road is a bridleway, so no access to motor vehicles, but it is fully paved.

Take heed of that "unsuitable for motor vehicles" sign at the junction of Watery Lane and Abbess Road (just out of sight on the "LITTLE LAVER" road sign photo). You don't want to proceed north up that stretch of Watery Lane in times of poor weather and/or heavy rain.

It's impassable in winter and the "unsuitable for motor vehicles" signs are there for good reason. At certain times the ford at the southern end presents no problem, but the section between the two entrances to High Laver FP 29 (through the field directly to the west) is impassable. It's possible to walk on the verge, on the western side, from the south, but it disappears as you go around the bend. In the north, the lower part of the section between Leather Bottle farm and the northern entrance to High Laver FP 29 is impassable as well. There is one escape route though - if approaching from the south, you can take the steps up to the southern entrance to High Laver FP 29 and you'll see a path hewn out of the verge of the field, running parallel to Watery Lane. From the footprints, quite obviously nobody bothers following the direct line of the footpath across the field. When you get to the northern entrance to the footpath off Watery Lane, you can either get back on the road (if it isn't too flooded) or follow the path round to the west and be brought out on High Laver Road. In a nutshell though, unless it's summer, stay well away I'd say. There's no point going through here when there's High Laver Road and Little Laver Road running parallel either side of it.